by Lord Ewen » Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:23 pm
OK, I'm not opposed to this plan. Do we know how Baya would respond to either of us, in the absence of his occasionally neglectful mistress?
The Arnys line simply seems worth the shot, while we are waiting in Golotha, and doesn't obviate your own sensible plan once we get to Selvos.
Shall we ride or take ship? While we have no intention of crossing paths with Barald Palgren and his ilk, I am now vaguely uneasy with the notion of relying upon a berth on a boat if we need to leave town in a tearing hurry. Of course, Palgren's first move would likely be to seize our mounts should he attempt to hazard anything crazy, but I somehow feel we'd be more independent with horses. One would hope that the chastised Serolan will keep buttoned up at his temple; at the least sign of trouble from that quarter, I have no qualms with speedily seeking sanctuary with Sir Ellis at the keep!
But this makes me wonder: why did Rahel of Aerth choose the land route anyway, assuming she was in a hurry to come rescue us? I would certainly think her capable of comandeering a berth on a ship for her and her men. Maybe nothing was leaving in time? We appear to have made the journey back in two days, even with poor Arnys strapped to his mount - the time saved by the water route can't be too much.
While we wait in Golotha, we should probably canvas our accumulated contacts in order to gather the info about developments in the city. This might range from the high and urbane (Jahmis Keir? Sir Blors (well, high at least)? Sir Tovar?), to the middle class (Nicola of Variens, Boraga (!), Selik?, etc) to the downright dangerous (Sir Zaurial's old haunt?). Thoughts?